SECTION 1
ADVANCES IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
1 Practice Management: Developing a Career as an Avian Veterinarian
SECTION 2
ESTABLISHING A DIAGNOSIS
2 Common Imaging Modalities: Selecting the Right Modality and Getting the Most Out of Your Imaging
3 Thermal Imaging
4 The Value of Necropsy
SECTION 3
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION
5 Pharmacologic Intervention
Evaluating Drug Therapy Options
Review of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Overview of Modeling Options: Establishing and Optimizing Avian Dosing Regimen
Pharmacological Intervention: Interpretation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Results
Considerations When Pharmacokinetic or Treatment Data Do Not Exist
Alternatives to Pharmacological Treatment
Compounding Considerations for Avian Patients
Monitoring Established Treatment Plan
6 Antimicrobial Agents
Core Elements of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial Drug Selection and Use Improved Prescribing
7 Antibacterial Drugs
Culture Results and Interpretation
Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing and Interpretation
Antibacterial Prophylaxis
8 Antifungal Drugs
9 Antiparasitic Drugs
10 Antiviral Drugs
SECTION 4
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION
11 Interaction of Host, Agent, Environment, and Disease
12 Hygiene and Disinfection
13 Vaccination Strategies
SECTION 5
UPDATES ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
14 Avian Bornavirus
15 Poxvirus
16 West Nile Virus and Other Flaviviruses
17 Campylobacteriosis
18 Avian Chlamydiosis—Beyond Chlamydia psittaci
19 Erysipelas in Wild Birds
20 Mycoplasmosis
21 Cryptococcosis
22 Trichomoniasis
23 Diplomonad Protozoal Diseases: Giardiasis, Spironucleosis
24 Histomoniasis
25 Cochlosomosis
SECTION 6
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
26 Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
27 Diagnostic Workup of Respiratory Problems
28 Diseases of the Respiratory Tract
29 Surgery of the Respiratory Tract
30 Diagnostic Endoscopy, Endoscope-Assisted Therapy, and Endosurgery of the Avian Respiratory System
SECTION 7
BEAKS, FEATHERS, AND FEET
31 The Beak: Form, Function, and Problems
32 Feathers and Conditions of the Plumage
33 Pododermatitis
SECTION 8
THE TRAUMA PATIENT
34 Triage and Stabilization
35 Advances in Management of Pain in Birds
36 Wound Management
37 Management of Fractures and Luxations
SECTION 9
EMBRYOLOGY, NEONATOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS
38 From Fertilization to Hatch: Egg and Embryonic Development
39 Natural Incubation
40 Artificial Incubation
41 Pediatrics
42 Raptor Incubation and Pediatrics
43 Incubation and Pediatrics of Columbiformes (Pigeons/Doves)
44 Toucan Incubation and Pediatrics
45 Neonatology of Precocial Birds
SECTION 10
ADVANCES IN WELFARE
46 Minimizing Fear and Stress During the Physical Examination
47 Strategic Use of Enrichment: What, When, and How
SECTION 11
CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
48 Introduction to Anthropogenic and Environmental Threats to Avian Wildlife
49 Biotoxins
50 Hazards Related to Man-Made Structures: Buildings, Noise, Electric Power
51 Petroleum Products
52 Anthropogenic Toxins
53 Wildfires
54 Wild Birds, Cats, and One Health
SECTION 12
MEDICINE OF SPECIFIC TAXONOMIC GROUPS
55 Falconry: Past, Present, and Future
56 Toucans and Hornbills
Toucans
Hornbills
Iron Storage Disease
The Hornbill Casque in Health and Disease
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Table of Common Drugs and Approximate Doses
Appendix 2 Normal Clinical Pathologic Data
Appendix 3 Normal Biological Data
Appendix 4 Chick Growth Data
Index